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perpent

perpent is the alternative form of perpend.

Meaning of perpend

Noun

perpend (plural perpends)

  1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
  2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

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Forms of perpent

pluralperpents

Phrases with perpent

Questions about perpent

What is perpent the alternative form of?
Perpent is the alternative form of perpend.

Words near perpent in the dictionary

  1. perpending
  2. perpends
  3. perpension
  4. perpensions
  5. perpensity
  6. perpent
  7. perpent stone
  8. perpent stones
  9. perpents
  10. perper
  11. perpera

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perpent (page history and authors); perpend (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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